The NC BioGrid Bioinformatics
The project was centered at NCSC/MCNC, and was started
under the leadership of former
MCNC VP Dr. Thom Dunning, this project built
on the major modern emphasis on Genomics and Bioinformatics
at all of the Triangle Universities - and the interest of the
NC Biotechnology Center (NCBC)
and local biotechnology companies, it was decided to focus on
applying grid technology to this area.

The lead architect for this project was Phil Emer, and Chuck Kesler
led the systems work. The Working Group
involved people from NC universities, corporations and non-profit
organizations. It was emerging from the testbed phase
described in a GridToday article and started into the production phase.
As a result of organizational changes, the work has moved to the
NC Bioportal Project

Sun (corporation)
(homogeneous - Solaris/Linux on SPARC) Particularly their
Grid Engine SoftwareNote: Sun uses a slightly different terminology than I use above.
They use the term grid to include a "cluster grid", in which the grid
consists of one cluster. When referring to a grid of the more general
type as described above, they use the term "global grid".

UNICORE Forum "is an open,
non-profit association which promotes the development and distribution
of the UNICORE GRID system."